Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) has approved USD1.99 billion (THB66.3 billion) in new investments, primarily targeting artificial intelligence (AI), advanced electronics, data centre infrastructure and clean energy. To support the growing data centre sector, the BOI has established a Subcommittee on Energy Management for Data Center Investment and Project Screening, which will evaluate resource consumption, environmental impacts and clean energy sourcing before projects become eligible for investment incentives. The government has also introduced a seven-point energy action plan for hyperscale data centres, including dedicated electricity tariffs, direct power purchase agreements (PPAs), accelerated grid investments and electricity supply planning.
Among the approved projects, Datasection (Thailand) will invest USD235.2 million to establish high-performance GPU server infrastructure in Bangkok and Pathum Thani to support AI applications and digital services. Doosan Electro-Materials (Thailand) and Taiwan Union Technology (Thailand) will invest USD180.2 million and USD189.2 million, respectively, to manufacture copper-clad laminate (CCL) and prepreg materials for AI servers and data centres, while Fulltech Fiber Glass (Thailand) will invest USD99.4 million to produce specialised glass fibre fabric for printed circuit boards. In addition, Lomrak Green Energy will invest USD168.7 million in two wind power projects with a combined capacity of 120 MW to support Thailand’s growing industrial and data centre electricity demand.
